This is Maddon's last year of his contract with the Cubs and he certainly doesn't want to go out in last place. It will more than likely not happen as the team is highly driven and the manager is also motivated in his 'free agency' year.

Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber was also asked about the last-place projection.

"Wow that's cool," Kyle Schwarber said about the projection via NBC Sports Chicago. "I guess they want to be different, right? They want to get some publicity, I guess. I think we all know what we have in this clubhouse, but baseball's baseball. It *might* happen, but I'm betting on it won't happen.